Not quite "birds" of a feather...

Not quite "birds" of a feather... · 07:23 PM

So at long last the weather is beginning to improve here on the South Shore and so it is that I am actually able to get out with the boys and poke around the backyard some. Caught these two "birds" yesterday afternoon while the sun was shining and the sky quite blue.

Both with my (newly recalibrated) K10D and the FA* 200mm lens.

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 03-30-2008, 08:05 PM

Two really nice "bird" shots, camera seems to be fine now.

**Lowell Goudge** · 03-31-2008, 03:53 AM

First shot is quite good.

I like shots of birds doing something other than sitting, as it displays much more of their character and markings.

p.s. I think the second one is a Gas Hawk

daacon · 03-31-2008, 05:25 AM

Nice comparision. Great #1 and #2 try and catch them nesting it is quite a site

JCSullivan · 03-31-2008, 05:58 AM

Darn Rob, you're just down the road from me but I ain't seen a Lufthansa fly across my airspace. Of course he was heading to Metro.

KrisK10D · 03-31-2008, 07:16 AM

The duck is a great shot. Seems to be lots of noise in the second tho. What ISO did you use?

**wtlwdwgn** · 03-31-2008, 12:16 PM

The 2nd one looks like a DLH Dizzy 8. The sky is a little noisy, too. The 1st is terrific.

SouthShoreRob · 03-31-2008, 12:31 PM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

The 2nd one looks like a DLH Dizzy 8. The sky is a little noisy, too. The 1st is terrific.

Actually, the ISO is quite low, I think it's just that in such a scene, the sharpening algorithm is too strong. The PP I used - in a hurry - was auto levels and then filter sharpen. Plus, the condensing the site uses to minimize bandwidth doesn't help either, I suppose.

Thanks everyone!

SouthShoreRob · 03-31-2008, 12:35 PM

Here it is, untouched but for the cropping and resized down to 800 wide. I mean this thing was WAY up in the air eh...

03-31-2008, 12:35 PM	#9
SouthShoreRob Guest	Here it is, untouched but for the cropping and resized down to 800 wide. I mean this thing was WAY up in the air eh... Last edited by SouthShoreRob; 02-09-2009 at 02:51 PM.

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03-30-2008, 08:05 PM	#2
Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,097	Two really nice "bird" shots, camera seems to be fine now.

03-31-2008, 03:53 AM	#3
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888	First shot is quite good. I like shots of birds doing something other than sitting, as it displays much more of their character and markings. p.s. I think the second one is a Gas Hawk

03-31-2008, 05:25 AM	#4
daacon Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Alberta,Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 20,914	Nice comparision. Great #1 and #2 try and catch them nesting it is quite a site

03-31-2008, 05:58 AM	#5
JCSullivan Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Windsor, Canada Posts: 3,056	Darn Rob, you're just down the road from me but I ain't seen a Lufthansa fly across my airspace. Of course he was heading to Metro.

03-31-2008, 07:16 AM	#6
KrisK10D Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	The duck is a great shot. Seems to be lots of noise in the second tho. What ISO did you use?

03-31-2008, 12:16 PM	#7
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,838	The 2nd one looks like a DLH Dizzy 8. The sky is a little noisy, too. The 1st is terrific.

03-31-2008, 12:31 PM	#8
SouthShoreRob Guest	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn The 2nd one looks like a DLH Dizzy 8. The sky is a little noisy, too. The 1st is terrific. Actually, the ISO is quite low, I think it's just that in such a scene, the sharpening algorithm is too strong. The PP I used - in a hurry - was auto levels and then filter sharpen. Plus, the condensing the site uses to minimize bandwidth doesn't help either, I suppose. Thanks everyone!